Which to use
“refus” and “Reis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,164
- “refus” frequency rank
- #49,902
- “Reis” frequency rank
- 53066
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | refus | Reis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de ne pas accorder ce qui est demandé. | Riz. |
Where the eye mixes refus and Reis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. refus runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against Reis's 4 (CVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: refus vs Reis
A purely visual mix-up. refus (\ʁə.fy\) and Reis (\raɪ̯s\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53066, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
refus is recorded at frequency rank #3,164, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.fy\. Reis is at rank #49,902, tagged as anoun, pronounced \raɪ̯s\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 53066, this pair ranks #143,331 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of refus vs Reis
Shared letters: ers. Private to "refus": fu. Private to "Reis": i.
"refus" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Reis" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "refus" and "Reis" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "refus" or "Reis"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "refus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Reis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #143,331 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "refus" and "Reis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Reis vs Rhys". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #143,331 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.